CAIRO: Egypt chief medic Ahmed Maged played down reports claiming that Hosni Abd-Rabou would miss Egypt s World Cup qualifier against Algeria through injury. The Ahly Dubai ace was taken out of the field on a stretcher during his club s 1-1 draw with Sharjah in the UAE League on Saturday after falling down suddenly with no challengers in close proximity, 17 minutes after the start of the game. Initial diagnosis indicated that he sustained a negligible ankle injury, which would keep him on the sidelines only for a week. However, the Emirati newspaper Al-Bayan quoted Ahly Dubai chief doctor Abdul-Hamid Al-Ataar as saying that Abd-Rabou needed around three weeks to overcome severe ankle ligaments damage. But Maged quickly reassured the Egyptian fans that the 24-year-old will definitely be ready for the game. I m in constant contact with my counterpart at Ahly Dubai Abdel-Hamid Al-Ataar, who assured me that Abd-Rabou s condition is not worrying at all, Maged told FilGoal.com. No one from the Emirati club told me that Abd-Rabou s injury will prevent him from playing against Algeria as reported. Abd-Rabou has been treated competently by Ahly's medical staff, whom I would like to thank for their magnificent efforts.
